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No Consensus For OPEC On Where To Go Next

Nov 18, 2015 at 09:58 | Matt Smith

It is Margaret Atwood’s 76th birthday, and her 2009 novel ‘The Year of the Flood‘ seems an appropriate way to sum up the crude market this…

OPEC’s Bad Bet By The Numbers

Nov 17, 2015 at 13:37 | Dalan McEndree

What will happen to the economic fortunes of OPEC members if it turns out the Saudis and their Gulf Arab allies (UAE, Kuwait, and Qatar) bet…

UK Banking On Diesel To Maintain Energy Supply

Nov 17, 2015 at 13:34 | Gaurav Agnihotri

Dubbed by many as ‘Diesel Dupe’ or ‘Dieselgate, the recent Volkswagen emission scandal has severely dented the German automaker’s reputation in the global market. Besides facing the possible recall of…

No Move In Oil Prices As French Bombs Hit Syrian Soil

Nov 17, 2015 at 12:57 | Evan Kelly

The North American oil rig count stopped falling, the first gain in several weeks. It is too early to tell if it is a trend, but the rig count could…

Could The Tide Be Turning Against North American Natural Gas?

Nov 17, 2015 at 09:39 | Dave Forest

A lot of hope has been pinned on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports as an outlet for surging North American gas supply. But a couple of…

Hedge Funds Increase Bearish Bets As Oil Nears $40

Nov 17, 2015 at 09:31 | Matt Smith

One-hundred and forty-six years after the Suez canal opened in Egypt, and one-hundred and two years after the first steamship traveled through the Panama canal, the…

Elon Musk's Hyperloop: Expensive, But Doable

Nov 16, 2015 at 17:33 | Michael McDonald

One of the most interesting developments in the transportation industry right now is the initial work being done on Elon Musk’s Hyperloop concept. The concept is starting to take shape…

What The Paris Attacks Mean For Commodities Prices

Nov 16, 2015 at 17:20 | Robert Berke

The Paris tragedy clearly showed the world that the war on terror has gone global. If that had not already been made clear by terror bombings in Baghdad, Beirut, and…

OPEC’s Strategy Is Working According To Cartel’s Latest Report

Nov 13, 2015 at 15:02 | Andy Tully

OPEC, which has been exceeding its own oil-production cap during the past year, says output was down in October and forecasts a production drop overall next…

Neglecting Fossil Fuel Resources Could Be Disastrous For Africa

Nov 13, 2015 at 14:57 | Euan Mearns

The UN has suggested that Africa, the poorest continent on Earth, should skip over an industrial revolution built on fossil fuels (FF) and move directly to renewable sources [1].…

The Need-To-Know Numbers In Global Energy

Nov 13, 2015 at 13:39 | Editorial Dept

This week, we take a look at some of the most importanr figures put out in the energy sector over the last seven days. With the release of the IEA’s…

Oil Storage Levels Point To Longer Downturn

Nov 13, 2015 at 13:02 | Evan Kelly

We kick off with the most important data from the oil and gas sector this week:

U.S. Oil Production Holding Its Own, Which Can Only Mean One Thing…

Nov 13, 2015 at 09:51 | Matt Smith

Happy Friday 13th! This final day of the week is set to be a scream. Jumping straight into the overnight economic data, and the final print…

Is The Oil Industry Really Subsidized?

Nov 12, 2015 at 15:45 | David Yager

sub•si•dy: (s?b′s?-d?) n. pl. sub•si•dies 1. Monetary assistance granted by a government to a person or group in support of an enterprise regarded as being in…

Will U.S. Solar Suffer The Same Fate As Fracking?

Nov 12, 2015 at 14:57 | Michael McDonald

In textbook economics, markets rapidly balance and establish prices at a point where supply equals demand and then remain in equilibrium absent any external shocks after…

Railroads Hit By Falling Oil And Coal Production

Nov 12, 2015 at 11:47 | Charles Kennedy

According to the Association of American Railroads shows that rail traffic continues to slow down, as shipments of a range of commodities are sharply lower…

OPEC Hoping Chinese, Indian Demand Can Alleviate Glut

Nov 12, 2015 at 10:38 | Matt Smith

On Tonya Harding’s 45th birthday, the crude complex is on thin ice once more. The U.S. dollar is in ascendancy as the sturdiness of the European…

How To Play A Potential Collapse In The HAL/BHI Merger

Nov 11, 2015 at 15:49 | Michael McDonald

The Baker Hughes/Halliburton merger saga continues to drag on. Jefferies recently downgraded the probability of the deal being completed from 85 percent to 67 percent, indicating concern over the antitrust…

2-Mile Long Stretch Of Iraqi Oil Tankers Bound For U.S. Shores

Nov 11, 2015 at 15:40 | ZeroHedge

After some initial excitement, November has seen crude oil prices collapse back towards cycle lows amid demand doubts (e.g. slumping China oil imports, overflowing Chinese oil…

U.S. Crude Inventory Build Sees Oil Prices Fall Once Again

Nov 11, 2015 at 09:51 | Matt Smith

Equity markets are lit up today for Diwali, while bond markets are closed to honor our Veterans. EIA weekly inventories are accordingly delayed until tomorrow due…

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